Carnedd Llewelyn
| Carnedd Llewelyn | ||
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 The snow capped peak of Carnedd Llewelyn |
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| height | 1064 m | |
| location | Snowdonia , Wales | |
| Mountains | Carneddau | |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 9 '37 " N , 3 ° 58' 17" W | |
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| Type | Marilyn , Hewitt , Nuttall | |
The Carnedd Llewelyn , even Carnedd Llewelyn wrote, is a mountain in the mountain range Carneddau in Snowdonia National Park in Wales . At 1064 m it is the highest peak of Carneddau and the second highest mountain in Wales (after the 1085 m high Snowdon ).
About the name
The Welsh pronunciation of the name (in both spellings) is ['kæɾnɛð ɬə'wɛlɪn] , the German translation is "Llewelyns Steingrab" (English: "Llewelyn's Cairn"; see also Steinmann and Cairn ).
The name probably goes back to one of the two 13th century Welsh princes named Llywelyn . It is not clear, however, whether Llywelyn the Great or his grandson Llywelyn ap Gruffudd .
Location and climbing possibilities
The Carnedd Llewelyn lies on the border of the administrative regions of Gwynedd and Conwy , between the peaks Carnedd Dafydd (in the southwest) and Foel Grach (in the north), in the middle of the main range of the Carneddau in a north-east-south-west direction; in the northeast it is connected to Yr Elen by a side ridge. Because of this location, it cannot be reached without a long walk. It can be climbed from Gerlan, above Bethesda , by taking the path along Afon Llafar , then towards the summit of Yr Elen and from there climbing over the short connecting ridge to Carnedd Llewelyn. A second path leads from Helyg on the A5 past the lake over the slopes above Craig yr Ysfa to the summit. Or you can follow the main ridge, either from Pen yr Ole Wen or from Foel-fras .
The summit of Carnedd Llewelyn consists - like many mountains of Carneddau - from a plateau strewn with boulders, but the steep walls along the ridges offer well-known climbing routes, especially Ysgolion Duon ("the black ladders") and Craig yr Ysfa.
Web links
- Carnedd Llewelyn at Peakware (English)